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Analyze Ethos / Pathos / Logos with Commercials - Fun Rhetorical Appeal activity

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Great way to introduce the Rhetorical Appeals! Students learn how to identify ethos, pathos, and logos as they analyze commercials for premise, target audience, and the 3 appeals.This is editable, so you can adjust as necessary. It ALSO includes an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10

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Blackfish Film Guide, One Pager, and Animals in Captivity Essay!

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This bundle is entirely editable and INCLUDES:1. Blackfish Documentary Film/Movie Guide with answer key and time stamps. 2. Blackfish One Pager with rubric and reflection questions3. Wild Animals in Captivity Argumentative Essay and SourcesThis

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English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Assessment, Movie Guides

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SBA Performance Task Practice Triangle Factory Fire

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Need to prepare for the Smarter Balanced Assessment with your 7th grade students? Do you use HMH collections? Do you have Scholastic Scope? Using 7th Grade Collections and Scholastic Scope, students will read three articles and complete either an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

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Social Media Log / Tracker and Reflection

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Students will be SHOCKED when they see how much time they're actually spending on their phones. Most students underestimate their phone and social media use by 50-80%. Classrooms often erupt with disbelief as the students look up how long they spend

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Google Apps

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Blackfish Documentary / Movie Guide (answer key and time stamps included!)

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In this riveting documentary about Orcas in captivity, students will take notes on how whales became a cornerstone of SeaWorld parks and ultimately became a danger to the trainers that worked with them. This guide includes:Pre-watching questions

Subjects:

Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.7

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John Oliver Misinformation - Social Media - Sticky Note / Gallery Walk Activity

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a hands on, movement based, and engaging activity! Students will watch the youtube episode: Misinformation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Students are given 4 Sticky Notes with a task for what to write on each Sticky Note. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Internet Activities, Movie Guides, Centers

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.10

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Wild Animals in Captivity Argumentative Essay and Sources

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This essay bundle is a great summative assessment for a non-fiction unit on Wild Animals in Captivity. Students love engaging with this topic and they all come with an opinion! Resources are editable and can be used fully for students that need

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9

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Blackfish Documentary One Pager

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Did your class watch Blackfish? This is a GREAT way to assess their understanding of the film in an engaging and creative way!Students create a one pager that represents the themes present, how the world views the exploitation of whales, and they'll

Subjects:

Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.7

$1.50

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The Social Dilemma and Social Media One Pager

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Engaging follow up activity / assessment for a unit on Social Media. This would work great following the documentary The Social Dilemma as well. This One Pager asks students to think critically about the use of their phone as well it's positive and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, School Psychology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

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The Social Dilemma - Film / Movie Guide and Reflection

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Students will be completely engaged as they watch The Social Dilemma, breaking down how Social Media platforms are manipulating them every day. Some students will claim "it's biased and anti-social media!" others will agree with the documentary once

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RI.K.8, CCRA.W.9

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Escape Room - 7th Grade Collection One (Jordan and Abby)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Do you use HMH Collections with your 7th Graders? Do you want a FUN way to engage them into reading informational texts? Look no further! KIDS LOVE THIS!!This Escape Room is a Google Forms activity that has students learn background information

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

7^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RI.7.4

$3.00

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Two National Boards Certified ELA teachers with 20 years of experience working at both the middle and high school levels. We share a passion for all things books, literature, and of course, Harry Potter!

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Focused on engaging activities to encourage critical thinking and developing students self-motivation to be lifelong learners.

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